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Here are the best Charge Blade Builds in Monster Hunter Now. Check out the best early game build, the best elemental Charge Blade builds, and the best skills to equip in this guide!

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Early Game Charge Blade Build

Weapon ATK AFF ELE
Monster Hunter Now - Girros Strongarm Girros Strongarm
 144 0% Monster Hunter Now - Paralysis 100
Armor Skills
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Kulu Headpiece (Grade 2)
 ▸ Lock On Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Barroth Mail (Grade 2)
 ▸ Offensive Guard Lv.1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Barroth Vambraces (Grade 2)
 ▸ Guard Lv.1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Girros Coil (Grade 2)
 ▸ Paralysis Attack Lv.1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Kulu Greaves (Grade 2)
 ▸ Critical Eye Lv.1

This build should help you progress with the Charge Blade by including one level of Guard, which helps reduce the knockback from several attacks. This set can help you learn when to execute Guard Points and follow up with powerful Amped Element Discharges (AED).

Raw Charge Blade Build

Weapon ATK AFF ELE
Monster Hunter Now - Thanatos Force Thanatos Force
(At least Grade 5)		 576 -30% None
Armor Skills
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Rathalos Helm (Grade 6)
 ▸ Attack Boost Lv. 2
▸ Fire Attack Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Leather Mail (Grade 4)
 ▸ Attack Boost Lv.1
▸ Fire Resistance Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Rathian Vambraces (Grade 6)
 ▸ Lock On Lv.1
▸ Burst Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Banbaro Coil (Grade 6)
 ▸ Attack Boost Lv.2
▸ Firm Foothold Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Kulu Greaves (Grade 6)
 ▸ Critical Eye Lv.2

This set assumes you'll be mostly using a raw build and not relying on countering with Guard Points for damage. However, note that you won't deal as much damage with this set as the Offensive Guard set or elemental sets. The weapon can be substituted for the Diablos Wall and its upgrades if Black Diablos is not available.

Offensive Guard Charge Blade Build

Weapon ATK AFF ELE
Monster Hunter Now - Thanatos Force Thanatos Force
(At least Grade 5)		 576 -30% None
Armor Skills
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Kulu Headpiece (Grade 4)
 ▸ Lock On Lv. 1
▸ Critical Eye Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Barroth Mail (Grade 4)
 ▸ Offensive Guard Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Banbaro Vambraces (Grade 6)
 ▸ Offensive Guard Lv. 2
▸ Tremor Resistance Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Diablos Coil (Grade 6)
 ▸ Partbreaker Lv.1
▸ Offensive Guard Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Baan Greaves (Grade 4)
 ▸ Sleep Resistance Lv.1
▸ Guard Lv. 1

This set relies on Offensive Guard to make up most of the damage for a raw build. You'll need to know how to take advantage of Guard Points to maximize this build. If you need to charge phials faster, some points of Offensive Guard may be traded for Focus.

Water Charge Blade Build

Weapon ATK AFF ELE
Monster Hunter Now - Mudslide Blade Mudslide Blade
(At least Grade 5)		 370 0% Monster Hunter Now - Water 181
Armor Skills
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Kulu Headpiece (Grade 4)
 ▸ Lock On Lv. 1
▸ Critical Eye Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Jyura Mail (Grade 4)
 ▸ Water Attack Lv. 1
▸ Last Stand Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Jyura Vambraces (Grade 6)
 ▸ Water Attack Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Barroth Coil (Grade 4)
 ▸ Defense Boost Lv.1
▸ Guard Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Jagras Greaves (Grade 6)
 ▸ Water Attack Lv. 2

Fire Charge Blade Build

Weapon ATK AFF ELE
Monster Hunter Now - Rathsblade Rathsblade
(At least Grade 5)		 361 0% Monster Hunter Now - Fire 232
Armor Skills
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Anja Helm (Grade 6)
 ▸ Fire Attack Lv. 2
▸ Fire Resistance Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Rathalos Mail (Grade 6)
 ▸ Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Anja Vambraces (Grade 6)
 ▸ Fire Attack Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Rathalos Coil (Grade 6)
 ▸ Focus Lv.1
▸ Fire Attack Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Baan Greaves (Grade 4)
 ▸ Sleep Resistance Lv.1
▸ Guard Lv. 1

The build doesn't have Lock On, but it can be added by replacing the waist with the Diablos Nero Coil. However, it will reduce the overall damage of the build, as you'll have to give up one point of Fire Attack.

Thunder Charge Blade Build

Weapon ATK AFF ELE
Monster Hunter Now - Usurper Usurper's Lightning
(At least Grade 5)		 361 0% Monster Hunter Now - Thunder 232
Armor Skills
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Kulu Headpiece (Grade 4)
 ▸ Lock On Lv. 1
▸ Critical Eye Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Kadachi Mail (Grade 4)
 ▸ Evade Extender Lv. 1
▸ Thunder Attack Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Zinogre Vambraces (Grade 6)
 ▸ Thunder Attack Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Kadachi Coil (Grade 6)
 ▸ Thunder Attack Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Baan Greaves (Grade 4)
 ▸ Sleep Resistance Lv.1
▸ Guard Lv. 1

Ice Charge Blade Build

Weapon ATK AFF ELE
Monster Hunter Now - Everfrost Blade Everfrost Blade
(At least Grade 5)		 361 0% Monster Hunter Now - Ice 232
Armor Skills
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Kulu Headpiece (Grade 4)
 ▸ Lock On Lv. 1
▸ Critical Eye Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Barioth Mail (Grade 6)
 ▸ Ice Resistance Lv. 1
▸ Ice Attack Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Barioth Vambraces (Grade 6)
 ▸ Ice Attack Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Legiana Coil (Grade 6)
 ▸ Ice Attack Lv. 2
▸ Windproof Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Baan Greaves (Grade 4)
 ▸ Sleep Resistance Lv.1
▸ Guard Lv. 1

Alternative Build (No Barioth Parts)

Weapon ATK AFF ELE
Monster Hunter Now - Everfrost Blade Everfrost Blade
(At least Grade 5)		 361 0% Monster Hunter Now - Ice 232
Armor Skills
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Legiana Helm (Grade 6)
 ▸ Divine Blessing Lv. 1
▸ Ice Attack Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Rathalos Mail (Grade 6)
 ▸ Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Rathian Vambraces (Grade 6)
 ▸ Lock On Lv.1
▸ Burst Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Legiana Coil (Grade 6)
 ▸ Ice Attack Lv. 2
▸ Windproof Lv. 1
Monster Hunter Now - Legs Armor Baan Greaves (Grade 4)
 ▸ Sleep Resistance Lv.1
▸ Guard Lv. 1

With the arrival of the new season, Barioth is no longer available to hunt until next Winter. Unfortunately, there's currently no other way to max out Ice Attack, so this alternative set will be noticeably weaker.

Best Charge Blade Skills

Recommended Skills to Equip

Skill Explanation / Recommended Level
Elemental Attack Stacking any Elemental Attack will yield the highest damage per skill point. Always aim to have as many points to this skill.
Priority: ★★★
Offensive Guard Offensive Guard can greatly boost damage if you're heavily relying on Guard Points. Otherwise, this skill can be treated as lower priority.
Priority: ★★☆
Guard This skill lessens the impact and damage you receive from blocked hits. Take a couple of points of this skill if you frequently block attacks, especially the bigger hits, to give a bit more time to counter with an attack.
Priority: ★★☆
Critical Eye As critical hits amplify your raw and elemental attacks, affinity boosting skills are best paired with a decent amount of an elemental attack skill. Note that this doesn't boost Phial damage, but is still nice to have.
Priority: ★★☆
Weakness Exploit This skill is the more efficient affinity-providing skill. However, it only works when you hit a monster's weak point, which you will be most of the time.
Priority: ★★☆
Focus With the short time limit in Monster Hunter Now, Focus is worth considering to fill phials faster. This means you can spend less time building up charge and can quickly use AEDs.
Priority: ★★☆
Quick Work Quick Work can make using the Charge Blade easier thanks to the faster sheathing and morphing. However, it's locked to Odogaron armor and gives up damage for comfort.
Priority: ★☆☆
Attack Boost More attack is always good as it lets you deal more damage in all cases. However, other skills should take priority as they tend to have greater impact.
Priority: ★☆☆

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